Definition
销声匿迹 is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally means 'to hide one's voice and conceal one's tracks'. It is used to describe someone or something that completely disappears from public view or activity, often deliberately to avoid attention or trouble. Unlike the English 'keep silent and lie low', it emphasizes a total disappearance rather than just staying quiet.
idiom
to disappear from public viewto go into hidingto lie low
Examples
- 销声匿迹。Nà ge zuìfàn yǐjīng xiāo shēng nì jì hěn duō nián le.That criminal has been lying low for many years.
- 销声匿迹，。Zhè jiā gōngsī tūrán xiāo shēng nì jì, méiyǒu rén zhīdào yuányīn.This company suddenly disappeared from the scene; no one knows why.
- ，销声匿迹。Zìcóng nà cì shìjiàn hòu, tā jiù xiāo shēng nì jì le.After that incident, he went into hiding.
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